(24 Apr 1997) T/I: 10:25:51
The leaders of Russia, China and three ex-Soviet Central Asian states signed a treaty on Thursday (24/4) to cut total troop levels along their 7,300 kilometre (4,560 mile) border by at least 15 percent - to 260,800.
Signed in the Kremlin, the five-nation treaty comes as NATO presses ahead with plans to expand into former Soviet bloc countries.
SHOWS:
MOSCOW, RUSSIA 24/4
WS Boris Yeltsin and Jiang Zemin and Presidents of Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan walk down steps;
MS cameraman filming;
WS leaders and delegations prepare for signing;
MS Yeltsin and Zemin signing;
VS of officials onlooking;
WS signing;
SOT Yeltsin in Russian;
CA Zemin;
ws room;
SOT Zemin in Chinese;
MS Russian and Chinese flags;
WS leaders all stand for treaties to be exchanged;
WS room (applause).
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